"Your remarks are incomprehensible to me, but your tone is very offensive; and if you have any business with me, I'd thank you to state it at once." "Joe," said the sheriff, looking at him with a benign smile, "you play it pretty well.

Anybody'd think you were innocent as a lamb.

But it won't work, Joseph--it won't work, I tell you.

I've got a duty to perform, and I'm going to do it; and I pledge you my word, if you and Dingus don't knock off now, I'll arrest you and send you up for ten years as sure as death.

I'm in earnest about it." "What do you mean, sir ?" asked Mr.Striker, fiercely.
"Oh, don't you go to putting on any airs about it.